BEIRUT, Lebanon — At his government office in the Syrian capital, Damascus, the civil servant avoids discussing what Syrians call “the situation.” But he quietly ponders his own private endgame, toying with defecting to the rebels, yet clinging to his post, increasingly sure there are no fighters worth joining. A multilingual former military officer, he says he is among many friends and colleagues...
Jan
04
DealBook: S.E.C. Ends Scrutiny of Former Top Aide to Buffett
Label: BusinessThe Securities and Exchange Commission has decided not to file insider trading charges against David L. Sokol, a onetime top lieutenant at Berkshire Hathaway, Mr. Sokol’s lawyer said Thursday.Mr. Sokol came under scrutiny in 2011 after abruptly resigning as chairman of Berkshire’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings, one of the many holdings of the investment conglomerate run by the billionaire Warren E....
Scant Proof Is Found to Back Up Claims by Energy Drinks
Label: LifestyleEnergy drinks are the fastest-growing part of the beverage industry, with sales in the United States reaching more than $10 billion in 2012 — more than Americans spent on iced tea or sports beverages like Gatorade. Their rising popularity represents a generational shift in what people drink, and reflects a successful campaign to convince consumers, particularly teenagers, that the drinks...
Gadgetwise Blog: App Smart Extra: Keeping Fitness Resolutions
Label: TechnologyThis week App Smart was full of apps that can help you, one way or another, to stick to any New Year’s resolutions you’ve made.Making a resolution to keep healthy is pretty common, and like me you may have resolved to improve your fitness by going for a regular jog. The iFit Running app ($2 on iOS) is great for this because it can track your runs using GPS, help you keep note of your timings and even...
News Analysis: Debt Deal Fails to Allay Fears on U.S. Global Power
Label: WorldWASHINGTON — Two years ago the departing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, declared that “the most significant threat to our national security is our debt.” After a decade in which the nation had chased Al Qaeda and invaded Iraq, Admiral Mullen was saying, in essence, that the biggest enemy was us. Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesSome analysts worry that the United...
Jan
03
Your Money: Piecing Together a Tax Plan’s Effects
Label: BusinessIt is tempting for people who earn less than $400,000 to think that they got off easy this week under the tax deal to end the fiscal impasse, given that only those with incomes above that level will be in a higher income tax bracket in 2013. But the legislation that both houses of Congress have now approved could increase taxes on people with incomes that are not quite that high as well....
The New Old Age Blog: On the Way to Hospice, Surprising Hurdles
Label: HealthI’ve often wondered why more families don’t call hospice when a loved one has a terminal disease — and why people who do call wait so long, often until death is just days away.Even though more than 40 percent of American deaths now involve hospice care, many families still are trying to shoulder the burden on their own rather than turning to a proven source of help and knowledge. I’ve surmised that...
The New Old Age Blog: On the Way to Hospice, Surprising Hurdles
Label: LifestyleI’ve often wondered why more families don’t call hospice when a loved one has a terminal disease — and why people who do call wait so long, often until death is just days away.Even though more than 40 percent of American deaths now involve hospice care, many families still are trying to shoulder the burden on their own rather than turning to a proven source of help and knowledge. I’ve surmised that...
Gadgetwise Blog: Tip of the Week: How to Control the Music in iTunes 11
Label: TechnologyApple’s recent overhaul of its iTunes music-management program for Windows and Mac computers gave the software a new look. The ability to shrink the full iTunes window down to a “miniplayer” (a small streamlined bar that shows the name of the current track and playback controls) survived the redesign and can still be summoned by pressing Control-Shift-M in the Windows version or Command-Option-M on...
Murder Charges Expected Against 5 Men in New Delhi Gang Rape
Label: WorldCorrection: An earlier version of this story erroneously reported that the charges had already been filed. The story had been written in anticipation of the filing and was published mistakenly. As of now the charges have not been filed, and the story below has been edited to reflect that. Manish Swarup/Associated PressIndian police officers stood guard at the court where a group of men...
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